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There are three “T” words that are very important to us at Ralph’s Transmission: Transmissions, Trucks and Trust. Central Valley Transmission Specialist First and foremost, we are transmission specialists. We only work on transmission and drivetrain issues. Ralph’s Transmission is…
Jose’s check engine light had been coming on and off intermittently for a couple months. A previous diagnostic test revealed a problem with his transmission temperature sensor. When the warning light finally stayed on for a few days and he…
Jeremy & Sara own a 2017 Chevy Tahoe. They recently began noticing some serious transmission issues. The transmission was slipping between gears and there was an odd rattling noise. When Jeremy checked the transmission fluid, he saw that it smelled…
Dennis drives a 2006 Chevy Silverado 1500. He was driving up Altamont Pass when his truck lost speed and his RPMs quickly rose over 5,000. Since then, his truck would lose power any time he was driving over 15-20 miles…
A customer who goes by the nickname “Sarge” visited the Ralph’s Transmission shop recently. He drives a 2006 Chevy 2500 Duramax diesel truck with over 180,000 miles on it. He was getting ready for a long haul, so he wanted…
Donald drives a 2000 Chevy Silverado. He first came to Ralph’s Transmission last October because his truck would not go into reverse gear. After our transmission technicians inspected it, there were many internal transmission problems found. The torque converter, sun…
Bryan drives a 2006 Chevrolet Express 1500 van. It is one of his primary work vehicles as a local plumber, so he depends on this van every single day. Unfortunately, he began experiencing transmission problems recently and knew he had…
Kelli was experiencing transmission problems in her 2007 Chevy Impala. The vehicle would “jump” awkwardly upon acceleration and then lurch forward violently when coming to a stop. It was also struggling to accelerate when over 40 MPH. The jumping and…
Adam owns a 2004 Chevy Suburban with more than 200,000 miles on it. Fairly recently, he had the transmission replaced at another shop with a used transmission. Unfortunately, he started experiencing problems soon after it was installed. Having been to…
Andrea drives a 2016 Chevrolet Impala. A vehicle that new rarely will have any major transmission problems, but unfortunately all cars are not created equally, and the same can be said of manufacturer warranties. Bad things happen and parts fail,…
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